Washington State Stem Education Foundation FY2021 filing

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The Washington State Stem Education Foundation is an organization that connects and unites the science, technology, engineering and mathematics Education assets in the State to provide innovative learning opportunities for students of the mid-columbia. The organization's underlying goal is to provide an innovative knowledge network engaging all of washington's formal and informal educational resources to continuously improve Stem learning, assessment, leadership, and community engagement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $171K a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $116K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$917K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$588K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$917K
FY2021▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$804K
FY2021$917K
FY2022$448K
FY2023$809K
FY2024$636K
FY2025$659K
Expenses
$588K
FY2021▲ +115%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$588K
FY2022$450K
FY2023$584K
FY2024$732K
FY2025$619K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2009.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $535K Management & general 5% · $32K Fundraising 4% · $21K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects Washington's STEM resources to create innovative learning for students.

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1 program · $535K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The washington state stem education foundation was born from our community's passion for improving science and technology education and has led a community-wide effort to expand stem education for all students.

$535Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$116K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $499K · 2020–2024
Kennewick School DistrictFY2024$50,000
Dream Builders FoundationNY · FY2024$15,000
Delta High SchoolFY2022$50,000
Dream Builders FoundationFY2022$15,000
Education Service District 123FY2022$7,500
Program Assistance to Develop a Docent Program to Enhance K-12FY2021$30,000
Program Assistance for Stem Like Me Grants for TeachersFY2021$15,000
Rural AllianceWA · FY2021$9,000
Washington State UniversityFY2020$98,680
Pasco School DistrictFY2020$50,000
Kennewick School DistrictFY2020$50,000
Richland School DistrictFY2020$50,000
South Kitsap School DistrictFY2020$25,000
Rural AllianceWA · FY2020$9,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$917K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$917K
Investment incomeLn 3$341
Money outPt IX
$588K
Ln 25
Programscol B$535K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$917K
Government grantsLn 1e$150K
Investment incomeLn 3$341
Total revenueLn 12$917K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$208K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$25K$25K$20K$20K$15K
Given inLn 1b$5K$5K$5K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.3M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$283K$283K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$228K$182K$27K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$14K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$648$432
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$53
Office expensesLn 13$1K$677$392$118
OccupancyLn 16$76$71$5
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$160$160
InsuranceLn 23$13K$12K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$24K$360$360
Total functional expensesLn 25$588K$535K$32K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 2, 2026 $659K$619K$40K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2025 $636K$732K−$96K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 8, 2024 $809K$584K$226K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2023 $448K$450K−$3K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 30, 2022 $917K$588K$329K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 19, 2021 $804K$273K$531K$1.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $916,932 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $803,071$916,591
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,142$341
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $804,213$916,932
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$282,680
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $206,487$245,300
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $66,751$59,769
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $273,238$587,749
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $530,975$329,183
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $916,932 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$150,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$766,591
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$916,591
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $341$341
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $341 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$916,932
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $587,749 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $282,680$282,680
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $182,233 · Management $27,335 · Fundraising $18,223$227,791
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,007 · Management $2,101 · Fundraising $1,401$17,509
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,320 · Management $648 · Fundraising $432$5,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,500$10,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,223 · Fundraising $53$5,276
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $677 · Management $392 · Fundraising $118$1,187
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71 · Management $5$76
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $160$160
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,653 · Management $1,295$12,948
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,502 · Management $360 · Fundraising $360$24,222
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $535,026 · Management $32,136 · Fundraising $20,587$587,749
Part X · Balance sheet $1,333,186 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $796,692$1,125,535
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $207,311$207,651
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,004,003$1,333,186
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $479,003$629,181
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $525,000$704,005
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,004,003$1,333,186
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,004,003$1,333,186
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,333,186 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$916,932
XI-2 Total expenses$587,749
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$329,183
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,004,003
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,333,186

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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